HELPPPPP: An ipod cost $200. Ivy is going to save money for the ipod by babysitting for $15 per week. Ivy already has $32 saved.

Question

2 years ago

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Write an inequality that can be used to find the minimum number of weeks Ivy must babysit to earn enough to buy an ipod.

1 answer:

soldier1979 [14.2K] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-11T22:26:53+03:00

<h2>Forming Equations from Word Problems</h2>

To form an equation from a word problem, we can recognize variables and operations from keywords.

<h2>Solving the Question</h2>

Let the number of weeks be <em>a</em>.

We're given:

Because $200 is the minimum account required, we know that the amount earned must be greater than or equal to 200.

$200\leq$

Our current savings and money can be calculated by adding 15a and 32:

$200\leq15a+32$

<h2>Answer</h2>

$200\leq15a+32$